can someone tell me how to record my music onto the computer I have a mixer it has a recorder input and output and I don't know what I need to buy .please help

double male 1/8th inch cord. You should have a red, black or blue socket next to your green speaker socket. Stick it in there. Make sure you have a program on your computer that can record it.

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and you need a soundcard on your pc.

But these days, all pc's come with at least a (shitty) onboard soundcard.
Havent seen a pc without one in halve a decade.

It helps if you have a line-in port rather then only a mic-in.

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that all depends on the output on your mixer.. is it a 1/4 inch jack (like a thick headphone plug)?? if so, you will need to get the 1/8 inch male to 1/8 inch male plug (AKA headphone jack to headphone jack). you will have to put a 1/4 adapter on the mixer end (little headphone plug to big headphone plug). the smaller one (like a normal headphone plug) goes right into your sound card. usually there are color-coded holes and some kind of embossed icons near them to indicate which is for input. figuring out the hardware part is not so tough.

now the software... if you have a windows-based pc, just double-click on that volume-control icon in the lower right corner of your screen. a lot of times the line-in is muted, so you may need to un-click it. have something playing through the mixer so you can hear it through your computer speakers. then in the volume-control screen, you need to go into (i believe it's the first drop-down) the menu and choose the Recording options, and make sure that the source you are plugged into (for example, Mic or Line-In, or Aux-In, or whatever your computer's sound interface has) is selected for recording.

THEN, you need to have a program to record. this is easy.. just go get Audacity (look it up on Google, it's free and simple to use) and install it. once you are in the program, you will be able to record and the program will have a level monitor. you can adjust your recording levels from the output of the mixer, or from the volume-control interface in windows. if you do a test recording, and you get nothing, go back to the Volume-Control properties, and make sure that the line you are plugged into is selected under recording properties. remember, you not only need to hear the sound of the source coming through your computer, but you also need to direct your computer to choose that source to record.

once you've got your computer receiving the sound from the mixer, just mess around for a while to find the right levels and familiarize yourself with the whole process. all of this sounds really complex but it's not, just take it one step at a time.

EDIT: Audacity doesn't seem to have a level monitor.. i was thinking of SoundForge but that's not freeware. sorry, too many warsteiners!

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pish posh. My mobo has a pimp ass HD onboard soundcard. 7.1 surround sound with 3d simulation bitchezzzzz!!!!


... if only i had enough speakers

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Very well done post but how does the mixer come in?I'm the biggest idiot with technology but can I add more instruments to the mixer to record to the PC?do I need any more cords?I was reading the sticky on Guitar adapters could you enlighten me on that?